Radcliffe scholar details possible reforms in admissions, faculty representation
The Quest for Racial Justice
Stories containing Harvard insights and coverage of the movement against systemic racism in America
Harvard/MIT panel examines the role of the activist architect
More risk of physical, psychological damage, less access to health care unevenly tip scales
In the battle against systemic racism, these alumni chart different courses for change
Former governor, scholars from various fields wrestle with ways to launch change
Reassessing public art in Europe in light of increased racial awareness
Bacow says group’s work will help University become a ‘more enlightened institution’
African American divers retrieve artifacts from slave ships, Tuskegee Airmen planes
Radcliffe-based program rolls out programming, research efforts, panels
Committee on the Arts funding helps support a dozen activist creators
New chief diversity and inclusion officer offers impressions after her first two months
Webinar upends myth of region’s blamelessness, reveals depth of issue in U.S.
Pushing to end myth of Columbus and honor history of Indigenous peoples
Kennedy School research initiative looks at why diversity and inclusion efforts succeed or fail
‘Antigone in Ferguson’ honors the memory of Michael Brown
Holmes academic society renamed in honor of physician-scientist William Augustus Hinton
Law School program's report analyzes why Black, Latinx people are overrepresented, get tougher sentences
A historian steps back to the 1700s and shares what's changed and what needs to change
New book raises awareness of unconscious bias, and its effect on students of color
Tiya Miles details how public history can reshape our views of the past
Higher education leader starts tenure next month
Gay restarts cluster hire, announces new dean of diversity and task forces
Longtime AV staffer chronicles inner-city lives in his spare time
Experts see change on horizon amid pandemic, reckoning around race, and upcoming election
Prof cycles across U.S. to raise awareness for BLM, Black Birders Week
Library pauses other work for ‘Slavery, Abolition, Emancipation, and Freedom’
Award-winning author Ibram X. Kendi discusses his latest book, ‘Antiracist Baby’
Think of hiphop as a historical record of the nation’s racial violence and injustice, director of the Harvard Archive says
Harvard students share why they took part in recent BLM protests and what this moment means to them
Du Bois Society, named for the University’s 1st Black Ph.D., offers necessary community to minority grad students
Harvard panel examines the history of policing in the U.S., and ways to move forward
Author Eddie Glaude and scholar Cornel West discuss new book against backdrop of racial upheaval
Community reading to explore the resonance of Frederick Douglass’ famous speech
‘Their Names’ project gathers the stories of 28,000 people, from Jan. 1, 2000, to George Floyd
Boston mayor discusses $12 million antiracism public health initiative at Chan School series
Students activate, donate in movement to fight inequity, promote police reform
Panel on dispossession of African Americans says burying truth keeps Black Americans dispossessed
Legal scholar and historian puts the push to remove Confederate statues in context
Research reveals the long-term impact following the destruction of the Greenwood District
Members of the community share memories, plans, hopes for the holiday
Harvard faculty recommend the writers and subjects that promote context and understanding
Departments shut labs, put down papers for a day to read, think, and discuss racial inequities and start devising concrete solutions in the fields
Harvard experts talk about how to turn the moment’s energy into lasting change
Ash Center panel puts ‘defining moment’ of Floyd killing into context of fight for social justice
Harvard expert says ‘bystander effect’ emboldens toxic culture of police violence
Panel discusses long-festering wounds of racial inequities and possible steps forward
Radcliffe Institute panel explores its social roots and explores ways to raise awareness
Orlando Patterson says there’s been progress, but the nation needs to reject white supremacist ideology, bigotry in policing, and segregation
Lawrence D. Bobo dissects police killings of black men and the history and cognitive forces behind racial bigotry and violence, and why he sees signs of hope
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Harvard Kennedy School
Harvard Kennedy School offers new race and policy course for incoming students
Mandatory course for arriving Master of Public Policy students combines history, sociology, and public policy
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Confronting allegations of racial profiling in Massachusetts
Charles Hamilton Houston Institute co-authors amicus briefs in landmark Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court cases
Harvard Law School
Expansive racial justice movements ‘make other worlds possible’
A talk on wide-ranging movements linked to racial justice opens a yearlong series on racial equality
Harvard Law School
Race and health
Panelists examine the connection between law and racial vulnerability to COVID-19
Harvard Law School
A ‘reckoning’ for policing in America
In the first of a seven-part series about policing in America, experts discuss how this moment may be an inflection point
Graduate School of Education
Measuring implicit bias in schools
A new study finds evidence that teachers’ implicit bias may lead to unequal student outcomes
Journalist's Resource
Graduate School of Education
A leader’s guide to talking about bias
How a binary view of racism can inhibit productive conversations about race in school settings
Harvard Law School
Events in Portland raise flags about unlawful police tactics
Crespo: There are serious reasons to be concerned about Border Patrol agents being deployed to respond to these protests
Journalist's Resource
Reparations for slavery and racial segregation in America
Seven papers to know
Harvard Art Museums
Reflecting on freedom
Three-part series features works exploring systemic racism
Radcliffe Institute
Greeting Juneteenth with remembrance, resolve, and hope
Harvard and the Legacy of Slavery committee members reflect on day's significance
Harvard Law School
‘Juneteenth is a day of reflection of how we as a country and as individuals continue to reckon with slavery’
In a Q&A, Radcliffe Dean and Harvard Law Professor Tomiko Brown-Nagin reflects on the history and relevance of June 19, 1865
Harvard Chan School
Turning the words ‘racism is a public health crisis’ into action
How the City of Boston can effect real change
Graduate School of Education
The meaning of Juneteenth
Historian Jarvis Givens on freedom celebrations, Black aspiration, and the continuing pursuit of justice
Graduate School of Education
Addressing racism and social injustice
Resurfacing the lessons of Ferguson, which continue to resonate today
Harvard Business School
Graduate School of Design
Journalist's Resource
America uprising: Scholars reflect on the death of George Floyd
Plus, 10 tips for journalists covering protests against police violence
Harvard Kennedy School
The hidden trauma of police killings
New research finds black and Hispanic students living close to police-involved killings suffer substantial educational and psychological damage
Journalist's Resource
Deaths in police custody in the United States
A research review
